I've done the 50km at The North Face 100 and MSIG 50 before, but not this one. A different beast to tackle all together due to the uneven terrain and elevation. Yes, the shades will provide some shelter, but not all parts of the trail are sheltered such as the Belukar trail. During the hottest part of the day (12.00pm - 4.00pm), the trees will actually trap the heat in the trail, that's something you'll need to get used to during training. All the best buddy!!

Last major local race of the year already. I think last year's edition was alright for me....but they were much complaints about the long waiting time to deposit and collect baggages, drink stations running out of hydration towards the later part of the race, mismanagement of volunteers, and finisher tees running out of sizes. Not new problems, but they've not been addressed properly over the years. Definitely hopeful that IM can improve on these fundamental problems this time...but just don't have too high hopes or one might be severely disappointed.